DCUM lawyers: is this worth pursuing?
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Anonymous
She said he was “okay”. It’s not clear that she just means “he is ok now” or “they misdiagnosed him”. |
Anonymous
Being electrocuted is an unnaturally hard stress test. I’m disgusted that so many of you are trying to blame him. |
Anonymous
She also said he was discharged from the ER with only a referral to a neurologist. That is not what what one would expect from a suspected heart attack. One would expect inpatient admission, out of work for weeks, a cardiac CT with contrast, a cardiac ultrasound, blood work repeated every four hours until triponin levels return to normal . . . |
Anonymous
WHERE exactly did she say that? |
Anonymous
I don’t think people are trying to blame him. She is asking about legal action and doesn’t seem to have a sense of what he would be required to prove and what he would be put through. Just because something happened and later another event happened does not mean the first event caused the second. And not pulling permits did not cause the electrical shock. I think people are just trying to focus her on what matters in the context of litigation - and the things you consider “blame” are the exact things that matter. |
Anonymous
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OP MISSING IN ACTION. DID HE HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR NOT?
I think we've all been trolled. |
Anonymous
No one is trying to blame him. The reality is, this case could easily be torn apart by what PPs are talking about. Days later he may or may not have had a heart attack. Caused by the shock? Maybe. Hard to prove. But in the cardiac workup which they should do after this, if he has blockages, or high cholesterol, or any other number of factors, it makes their case even harder to prove. That's what PPs are trying to point out. It's hardly an open and shut case. If he has a heart attack immediately after or was seen immediately after, that would have helped. But days later? Makes it harder. I've been shocked, jolted me half across the room. Thankfully no serious lasting impacts. I do have nerve damage in my right arm, but it doesn't impact my life at all. Make sure he gets a full workup for impacts to his nerves. |
Anonymous
The way OP wrote it, makes it sound like he didn't. ED said he was fine and referred him to a neurologist. If he'd had a heart attack, they would have referred him to a cardiologist as well. |
Anonymous
| I would let your health insurance pursue this. Won't they subrogate it? |
Anonymous
| Did the Airbnb owner advertise access to a hot tub? If it’s on the listing, take a screenshot before they become aware you are considering suing them. |
Anonymous
| You sue both the owners and AirBnb. In two-three years’ time, you will get a settlement. |
Anonymous
+1 - or you at least strongly explore the possibility of suing. At this point, I'd disregard all the folks on here telling you that you'll need to establish proximate cause and blah, blah, blah. There's plenty of time for that. This isn't a law school hypothetical. It's your husband's actual life/longevity. |
Anonymous
Same. Our insurance company nagged us for two years that we needed to tell them if we sued so they could get paid, but weren't remotely interested when we said we would support a lawsuit that they brought. We considered sueing, but weren't told there wouldn't be much left after paying the attorney, expert witnesses, and the insurance company. |
Anonymous
No, she said he didn't. I don't think she's a troll. I just think she's an idiot. |